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<b>Standard actions concerning the actor's possessions</b><br>Taking inventory&nbsp;<a href=0_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, <b>Taking</b>&nbsp;<a href=1_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Removing it from&nbsp;<a href=2_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Dropping&nbsp;<a href=3_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Putting it on&nbsp;<a href=4_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Inserting it into&nbsp;<a href=5_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Eating&nbsp;<a href=6_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a><p><hr><p><b>Taking <font color="#000080">something</font> </b><a name=Take></a> (<i>past tense</i> taken)<br>
<p>The taking action is the only way
an action in the Standard Rules can cause something to be carried by an actor.
It is very simple in operation (the entire carry out stage consists only of
'now the actor carries the noun') but many checks must be performed before it
can be allowed to happen.<p><hr><p><b>Typed commands leading to this action</b><p>
<p class="hangingin2">&quot;take [things]&quot;</p><p class="hangingin2">&quot;get [things]&quot;</p><p class="hangingin2">&quot;pick up [things]&quot;</p><p class="hangingin2">&quot;pick [things] up&quot;</p><p><b>Rules controlling this action</b><p>
<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't take yourself rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't take other people rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't take component parts rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't take people's possessions rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't take items out of play rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't take what you're inside rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't take what's already taken rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<a href="javascript:pasteCode1453()"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>unlist</i></p>
<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't take scenery rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<a href="javascript:pasteCode1455()"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>unlist</i></p>
<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can only take things rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't take what's fixed in place rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<a href="javascript:pasteCode1459()"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>unlist</i></p>
<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">use player's holdall to avoid exceeding carrying capacity rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<a href="javascript:pasteCode1461()"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>unlist</i></p>
<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't exceed carrying capacity rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<a href="javascript:pasteCode1463()"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>unlist</i></p>
<br><p class="hangingin2">carry out&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">standard taking rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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<br><p class="hangingin2">report&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor taking</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">standard report taking rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<script language="JavaScript">
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